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Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source
of learning can contribute in important ways to health and
well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using
psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual,
perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate,
with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the
value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from
over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates
that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on
the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to
lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the
benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being -
regardless of whether these improvements are 'true' in a medical
sense - this book offers an important and original window into the
importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value
of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning.
This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences,
including researchers, academics and postgraduate students
interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies
and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to
sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The
Open Access version of this book, available at
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source
of learning can contribute in important ways to health and
well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using
psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual,
perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate,
with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the
value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from
over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates
that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on
the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to
lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the
benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being -
regardless of whether these improvements are 'true' in a medical
sense - this book offers an important and original window into the
importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value
of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning.
This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences,
including researchers, academics and postgraduate students
interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies
and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to
sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The
Open Access version of this book, available at
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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